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Draw naked ladies whilst you can…
There are only 3 more Swallows and Amazons life drawing salons left before Ladyfest Ten festival so get your sketch on and join us at The Victoria on Tuesdays over the next three weeks for some intima… more →
Ladyfest Ten
30 Day Book Challenge – day 13: A favourite childhood book (maybe)
wrote 17 hours ago: SwallowDoing this challenge, I’ve written about several childhood books already. So many of th … more →
The Wastwater Gnomes series of books now available in Kendal Library
wrote 2 weeks ago: The Wastwater Gnomes series of 3 comic books are now available at Kendal Library. The Wastwater Gnom … more →
SPOTLIGHT: Marooned - The Top 5 Movies Set on a Tropical Island
wrote 3 weeks ago: Welcome to Generic’s Spotlight feature, where we shine the spotlight for a fortnight on an actor, ge … more →
A screening of 'SWALLOWS & AMAZONS' (1974) in London
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wrote 1 month ago: On Sunday 21st April I took the train to Waterloo, not to run the London Marathon, but to wat … more →
Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome
wrote 1 month ago: So who, on reading this book, didn’t spend hours tacking round the garden? I did. Right arm up … more →
A book I love… Swallows and Amazons
wrote 1 month ago: What a heady mix: adventures on a lake, sailing, camping on your own island, a battle with a pirate … more →
Something on a stick day
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wrote 1 month ago: Which was the 28th March… I made a moon on a stick (what else do you want on a stick?!), we ha … more →
What viewers thought of the BBC serial 'Swallows and Amazons Forever!'
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wrote 3 months ago: William the Hero – who later appeared as Little Willie in ‘Eastenders’ The BBC dra … more →
The oddest thing happened whilst filming at Beccles Post Office ~
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wrote 3 months ago: Henry Dimbleby, Rosemary Leach, Caroline Downer, Richard Walton with Sarah and Claire Matthews in … more →
Acting many more parts than you'd think on the Norfolk Broads ~
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wrote 3 months ago: Jake Coppard, as Pete, after he fell in the water, enacting Arthur Ransome’s story of ‘T … more →
Swallows and Amazons ~ Sophie Neville's radio interview, 24th January
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wrote 3 months ago: Maria Rodrigues-Toth of Premier Radio On January 24th I was invited to speak on ’Woman to Woma … more →
Sailing and magic in 20th century children's books
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wrote 4 months ago: Double Review: Twentieth century novels for Children: Swallows and Amazons and Harry Potter and the … more →
7 Deadly Sins of Reading - Greed
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wrote 4 months ago: I saw 7 Deadly Sins of Reading on A Grumpy Young Woman (Loves and Hates) and decided to give it a go … more →
Happy New Year!
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wrote 4 months ago: 2013 will be the 40th Anniversary of making of the EMI movie ‘Swallows and Amazons’. For … more →
Book Nostalgia: Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome
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wrote 5 months ago: Quick anthology update: I was recently over at author Shay Fabbro’s blog talking about how we … more →
A gift from Claude Whatham ~
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wrote 5 months ago: A package that arrived out of the blue from Apreys. The card came with very smart box containing a p … more →
With a parrot on my shoulder ~
wrote 5 months ago: At about this time we were given a green parrot from South America called Chico. I must have written … more →
How children responded to the film of 'Swallows and Amazons' in 1974
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wrote 5 months ago: The last thing that I had expected was to receive fan letters! They came pouring in. My mother kept … more →
Book Review: The Railroad Children - E. Nesbit
wrote 6 months ago: It’s almost a little shameful to have to admit that this was my first ever Nesbit read! This … more →
